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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by rcthompson on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @07:43AM (#35626957)
"Left side of the boat" is a lot more syllables than "port". And using different words makes it less likely that the listener will be confused by multiple uses of the same word to mean different things.
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